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In his remarks at the V3 event, Petters pointed to HII's recent hiring of a recruiter who is a veteran to work for its Newport News Shipbuilding division. Kevin Howell, former command chief master sergeant for Joint Base Langley-Eustis, joined the HII team this year and focuses on recruiting veterans into the shipyard workforce.

"Without a doubt, veterans -- men and women who have worn a military uniform -- have already demonstrated that they are willing and able to pull their own weight before they even step into our shipyards," Petters said. "They've served our nation. And at Huntington Ingalls Industries, they have an opportunity to continue that service -- albeit in a different way."

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) designs, builds and maintains nuclear and non-nuclear ships for the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard and provides after-market services for military ships around the globe. For more than a century, HII has built more ships in more ship classes than any other U.S. naval shipbuilder. Employing more than 37,000 in Virginia, Mississippi, Louisiana and California, its primary business divisions are Newport News Shipbuilding and Ingalls Shipbuilding. For more information, visit: